Editorial Policies
Preprints
The journal accepts manuscripts previously deposited in a non-commercial preprint server, such as SciELO Preprints or Zenodo, as long as they are not simultaneously submitted for peer review in another journal.
Peer review process
The article submitted to Patrimônio e Memória goes through an evaluation process consisting of the following stages:
A Desk Review carried out by the Editor-in-Chief, who analyses its suitability for the editorial policy and editorial standards of Patrimônio e Memória and rejects it if it is unsuitable. At this stage, a similarity analysis is also carried out using iThenticate's Similarity Check, which uses Turnitin.
Once the article has passed this initial screening (Desk Review), the external review process begins, at which point it is sent to one of the Associate Editors, who analyses the relevance and contribution of the text. If pertinent, the Associate Editor then forwards the manuscript to at least two referees in a double-blind review system, chosen on the basis of their expertise in the field.
The reviews serve as the basis for the editorial decision, and the Editor-in-Chief reserves the right to publish or reject the submissions. After the opinions have been issued via the journal's specific form, the authors are informed of the editorial decision, which can be of five types: a) Approve; b) Minor Revision; c) Major Revision; d) Reject; e) Submit to another journal;
In the case of a request for Minor Revision (b) or Major Revision (c), the authors have 15 days or 30 days, respectively, from the date the editorial decision is sent, to make the requested changes. The new version of the text must be written using Word's Change Control feature or similar, and the author must send a Letter to the Editor in a separate file explaining how the requested changes were made and, if they were not made, the justification for doing so. Once the authors have sent in the new, corrected version, the Associate Editor responsible for conducting the evaluation checks the requested changes and decides whether to reject or approve the article.
In the case of results a), d) or e), the process then returns to the Editor-in-Chief, who is responsible for making the final decision and informing the authors.
Once the manuscript has been approved, it is sent for standardisation, revision and layout.
The standard form of evaluation adopted by the journal is double-blind. However, in the case of a preprint, it is not possible to guarantee the anonymity of the authors and, for this reason, the evaluation can be single-blind or open.
Open data
Patrimônio e Memória encourages authors to deposit their data in open-access repositories for sharing data, codes and other materials resulting from research. Such as: Archaeology Data Service (ADS); Figshare; Mendeley Data; Nacional Archive of Data on Arts & Culture (NADAC); SciELO Preprints; Zenodo.
Charging Fees
Patrimônio e Memória does not charge any fees for publishing articles, critical introductions to sources or documents, interviews and reviews; access to all its content is entirely free.
Ethics and Misconduct Policy, Errata and Retraction
In the event of misconduct, Patrimônio e Memória adopts a rigorous attitude of investigation and transparency, with the retraction or correction of the article when necessary. Among the main measures the journal adopts to deal with ethical issues and misconduct are: rigorous evaluation; investigation of allegations (according to established protocols, based on COPE guidelines); confidentiality and impartiality; transparency and clear communication.
Retraction of articles is an extreme measure, taken only when it is confirmed that a published article contains incorrect information or has been affected by ethical misconduct, such as plagiarism, data manipulation or serious errors that jeopardise the credibility of the study. The retraction policy follows COPE's best practices, ensuring that the integrity of scientific publication is maintained, preserving the trust of readers and the academic community.
The journal also adopts other forms of correction when necessary; in order to ensure that errors are corrected in a transparent and responsible manner. If an article contains minor or non-compromising errors, the journal will publish an errata to correct this information. When there is a need to add relevant information to the content already published, but without modifying the original content, the journal may publish an addendum.
Patrimônio e Memória follows the guidelines established in the Guide to Good Practices for Strengthening Ethics in Scientific Publishing, which emphasises the importance of ethical, transparent and responsible publishing. The guide provides guidance on how to deal with issues such as: plagiarism; conflict of interest; fair and impartial peer review.
Conflict of Interest Policy
Conflicts of interest can be of a personal, commercial, political, academic or financial nature. Conflicts of interest can occur when authors, reviewers or editors have interests that may influence the preparation or evaluation of manuscripts. When submitting the manuscript, authors are responsible for considering and disclosing financial or other conflicts that may have influenced the work. If there are any conflicts of interest, even environmental issues, the author(s) must disclose this in a separate document, purchased and attached to the submission platform: Disclosure of Financial and Non-Financial Relationships and Activities, and Conflicts of Interest.
Adoption of similarity checking software
Patrimônio e Memória uses Ithenticate's Similarity Check service, which uses the similarity detection tool Turnitin.
Once the manuscript has been submitted to the Open Journal System (OJS) platform, all texts are checked against the rules set out in the "Submissions" section and analysed by the editor-in-chief for compliance with the journal's scope. The next step is to submit all the articles to Ithenticate's Similarity Check system using the Turnitin tool. If any problems are found, the editor-in-chief will contact the authors to ask for formal explanations of any doubts that have arisen during the evaluation of the manuscript's similarity. With the results and any explanations received, it will be up to the Editor-in-Chief, together with the Editorial Board, to decide on the procedures regarding the manuscript.
Adoption of software using Artificial Intelligence resources
Patrimônio e Memória follows the guidelines of the Guide to the Use of Artificial Intelligence Tools and Resources in Research Communication of the SciELO Network and presents the guidelines below:
The use of generative AI and AI-assisted technologies in the journal's editorial process: the editor and/or any member of the editorial team must not load a submitted manuscript or any part of it into a generative AI tool. Generative AI or AI-assisted technologies should not be used by the editor to assist in the evaluation or decision-making process of a manuscript.
The use of generative AI and AI-assisted technologies in the peer review process: when a researcher is invited to give an opinion on another researcher's article, the manuscript must be treated as a confidential document. Reviewers must not load a submitted manuscript or any part of it into a generative AI tool. This confidentiality requirement extends to the review, as it may contain confidential information about the manuscript and/or the authors. For this reason, reviewers should not load their review into an AI tool, even if it is only to improve language or comprehension.
Sex and gender issues
The editorial team ofPatrimônio e Memória, as well as the authors who publish in the journal, should always observe the Sex and Gender Equity in Research (SAGER) guidelines. The SAGER guidelines comprise a set of guidelines for reporting sex and gender information in study design, data analysis, results and interpretation of findings. In addition, Patrimonio e Memoria observes the policy of gender equity in the formation of its editorial board.
Ethics Committee
Authors must attach a statement of approval from the ethics committee of the institution responsible for approving the research, if applicable.
Copyright
Authors of articles published by Patrimônio e Memória retain the copyright of their work, licensing it under the Creative Creative Commons Attribution BY 4.0 licence, which allows articles to be reused and distributed without restriction, as long as the original work is correctly cited.
Intellectual Property and Terms of Use
The content of articles and reviews published in Patrimônio e Memória is the absolute and exclusive responsibility of their authors. By submitting an article to Patrimônio e Memória, the author allows the right to publish approved and published articles to be automatically transferred to the journal, allowing the article to be published in this journal and shared with acknowledgement of its authorship.
All the content of the magazine and the articles published by journal, except where otherwise specified, are licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution BY 4.0 licence. Authors of articles published by Patrimônio e Memória retain the copyright of their work by licensing it under the Creative Commons Attribution licence, which allows articles to be reused and distributed without restriction, as long as the original work is correctly cited.
Patrimônio e Memória encourages authors to self-archive their accepted manuscripts, publishing them on personal blogs, institutional repositories and academic social media, as well as posting them on their personal social media, as long as the full citation to the journal's website version is included.
Sponsors and Funding Agencies
The publication receives support:
São Paulo State University, Pro-Rectory of Research (UNESP - PROPe)
National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq)
São Paulo State Research Foundation (FAPESP)
